Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa signed his nomination papers earlier today.

Rajapaksa will contest the upcoming Parliamentary election as the Prime Ministerial candidate of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).

The Prime Minister, the SLPP said, would contest the election from the Kurunegala District.

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and many senior leaders of the SLPP were present at the occasion.